Ordered by a court to go back to the literal drawing board to define new commission districts for the city, Miami Commissioners will have a special meeting Wednesday to discuss which direction to take — including the possibility of abolishing districts completely. But commissioners don’t want to hear from the public. The original redistricting meetings […]
Plus a few other interesting issues that will be raised Newly elected Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro is getting her stride. She has two items on the agenda for Tuesday’s city commission meeting and both should be passed unanimously — although Ladra has a feeling Mayor Vince Lago will come up with some excuse to […]
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago has been a busy boy. Lago told the media that he is a businessman earlier this month after it was exposed that he was renting retail space to a developer of a luxury high-rise who has done other projects in the City Beautiful. And he ain’t kidding. In addition to […]
Banker and longtime community activist Damian Pardo, LGBTQ+ champion and founder of SAVE, announced his candidacy last week for city of Miami commissioner in District 2. As a first time candidate, Pardo said he wants to “shake things up” and return to prioritizing residents. ¡Ya tu sabes! With more than 35 years of campaign and […]
The scandal about a pay-to-play secret job with a developer seeking permits in the city hasn’t really slowed Miami Mayor Francis Suarez down or changed his mind about seeking even a higher power to abuse. Baby X could announce his long-rumored and delusional run for president next week. Five of his staffers have taken unpaid […]
In the past few years, the city of Miami Commission has taken several steps to crack down on homelessness in what many believe are inhumane ways — including banning food distributions and sweeps that separate homeless individuals from the few belongings they have. Ideas that have been floated include turning historic Virginia Key into a […]
Commissioner should at least be removed from Bayfront Board Trust A group of Miami business owners, community leaders, concerned residents and, perhaps, some former elected officials will descend on Miami City Hall at 9 a.m. Tuesday to demand the resignation of City Commissioner Joe Carollo, who was found last week to have violated the First […]
The city of Miami can stop paying Commissioner Joe Carollo‘s legal bills right now. Let him pay for his own appeal with the funds from his political action committee. Carollo, who has spent more than $2 million of the taxpayers’ money defending himself from a federal lawsuit he lost Thursday, has a neat $1,380,295 sitting […]
Developing story: The news that Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago is getting monthly rental payments from a developer with several projects in the city is just the latest in a series of ethical lapses and questionable actions by the top politico in the City Beautiful, once a promising rising star in the local Republican Party. […]
Rishi Kapoor offered to buy a city-owned property for $9 million The developer who paid Miami Mayor Francis Suarez $170,000 to “consult” while he navigated permits and zoning for his developments is also paying “rent” to Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago while he builds his luxury condo on Ponce de Leon Boulevard and seeks other […]